MORIMUS GABZDILI new big Cerambycidae species from Slovakia

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MORIMUS GABZDILI new big Cerambycidae species from Slovakia Apr 20, 2016 18:41:02 GMT jedgar likes this

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Post by nomad on Apr 20, 2016 18:41:02 GMT

It seems from the paper that specimens of this new species were collected a long time ago but was only separated from a closely allied species recently when new material were acquired by a specialist from a field collector. So the new species only remained undiscovered because no one previously in Czech/Slovakia studied the Morimus population in any detail before. This is surprising considering that the larger European Coleoptera are popular with specialists/collectors.

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nomad Moderator Moderator - ICF Supporter Posts: 3,690 Country: England	MORIMUS GABZDILI new big Cerambycidae species from Slovakia Apr 21, 2016 4:53:38 GMT jedgar likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by nomad on Apr 21, 2016 4:53:38 GMT Then yes it is a remarkable discovery but why was it missed for so long? There were presumably a number of field Coleopterists in Czechoslovakia?